Panelists:

Moderator:

Aaron Thompson, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Council on Postsecondary
Education

4:30 p.m.

Break

4:45 p.m.

Plenary Session: National Perspectives on College Access

Articulation of national priorities for college access from advocacy, program and
foundation perspectives

Panelists:

Nathan Monell, President, National Council for Community and Education Partnerships
Arnold Mitchem, President, Council for Opportunity in Education
James Applegate, Vice President for Program Development, Lumina Foundation

Moderator:

Dan Connell, Assistant Vice President for Adult Education & College Access, Morehead
State University

6:00 p.m.

Networking Reception

7:00 p.m.

Dinner

Celebrating Student Voices and Student Advocates

DAY TWO: FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2012
Focus: Collaboration for College Readiness

7:00 a.m.

Registration Opens

7:30 a.m.

Breakfast Buffet and Audience Polling

8:30 a.m.

Opening Forum

Welcome: Aaron Thompson, Council on Postsecondary Education

Keynote Speaker: William Tierney, University of Southern California and Director,
USC Pullias Center for Higher Education

10:00 a.m.

Break

10:15 – 11:45 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

Context:

Research and Practice: Extra-Curricular and Curricular Influences on College Access

Collaboration:

Challenges for K-12 School, College and Community Partnerships

Classroom & Counseling:

Rethinking the Role of the School Counselor

11:45 p.m.

Lunch

Keynote Speaker Part II: Dr. William Tierney

Dr. Tierney shares insights from his morning session and interacts with a panel of
practitioners